Thea calls off her engagement to handsome and wealthy Marcus because she thinks he only proposed to her because he feels responsible for her after her brother's death. (Her brother, Michael, had worked for Marcus, and Thea came to the Virgin Islands at Michael's request. Michael died in a car crash before her arrival.) Thea now sets off on her own trying to become more independent, only to find that she can't get rid of Marcus so easily.

The St. Thomas, Virgin Islands setting was nice. I liked the jobs that Thea had--first as a hotel receptionist, and then at a beach café. Thea was likable but I didn't like Marcus. He was too overbearing and dictatorial. When he was trying to "win" Thea back, he treated her more like a child he could boss around instead of someone he supposedly cared about, and therefore, he ruined the book for me. ( )